Jean-Pierre Moueix 2014

‘Ripeness is all’ - King Lear, Shakespeare
(as quoted by the Moueix’s)

Bts per case

£ per case in bond

Château Puy Blanquet, St Emilion Grand Cru 2014

12

£105

Château Les Vieux Ormes, Lalande de Pomerol 2014

12

£105

Château Plince, Pomerol 2014

12

£199

Château Lafleur-Gazin, Pomerol 2014

12

£200

Château Bourgneuf, Pomerol 2014

12

£225

Château Certan de May, Pomerol 2014

12

£590

Château Hosanna, Pomerol 2014

6

£365

Château Belair Monange, 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion 2014

6

£395

Château La Fleur Pétrus, Pomerol 2014 sold out

6

£500

full tasting notes are below

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Every year, I find that I can set my baseline for the vintage after tasting from the Moueix stable; this is where the final piece in a complicated vintage puzzle falls into place. There is such a proliferation of techniques employed elsewhere that the main characteristics of the vintage, and even the grapes, can be totally obscured by science, leaving us less enlightened than when we started. Christian Moueix has always said that Jean-Pierre Moueix aim to produce the best wines possible, reflecting both the terroir and the vintage, and in 2014 they have certainly done this with some fabulously silky, intense yet fresh wines. None have the voluptuousness associated with years like 2005 or 2009, yet they have a completeness and fresh tranquillity about them which will win them many friends. These are wines for the mid-term plus, needing some time for the tannins and acidity to fully integrate, although with their delicious fruit profile they will appeal relatively early.

2014 was a far from simple year, which started optimistically with an early budburst and warm temperatures, followed by some pretty terrible weather throughout the main summer months, with July and most of August wet and cool, requiring a huge amount of work in the vineyard from leaf plucking to green harvesting.* Around 20th August the weather changed, with sunny days and cool nights lasting right into November, allowing the remaining grapes to finally ripen fully. Harvesting for the Moueix wines began in earnest in late September in Pomerol and in early October in St Emilion, much later than normal, and although they used optical sorters to help the selection, in the end they only needed to remove around 4% of the harvested crop because the fruit was so healthy. Edouard Moueix was particularly pleased with the rounded, supple tannins in their wines, something we definitely did not find repeated in all our tastings in the region.

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Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW, April 2015

Wines are offered subject to availability and may be subject to allocation. Prices are quoted in bond, exclusive of Duty, VAT and onward delivery but including shipping from Bordeaux.

£ per case in bond

Château Puy Blanquet, St Emilion Grand Cru 2014 12 per case
No wine was produced here in 2013 thanks to hail; a welcome return and on top form in 2014. Deep red black with a nose of sweet, tarry fruit, spiced with a distant grilled note, leading to a palate of sweet black fruit, ripe, with mulberry notes and supple tannins behind, racy and fresh going to a lovely, pretty finish. Drink 2018 – 2022 Price in 2013: n/a

Château Plince, Pomerol 2014 12 per case
Vibrant red black to the rim, not dense, with a nose of red and black fruits underscored by sweet Morello cherry notes, leading to a palate of soft, supple black fruits, fresh and with lovely grip without being overly tannic, grilled and juicy, with attractive spice on the finish which goes on and on. A really delicious Plince. Drink 2018 – 2023 Price in 2013: £225

£199

Château Lafleur-Gazin, Pomerol 2014 12 per case
Deep red black to the rim with a nose of crunchy black fruit, sweet and very Cabernet in style with intense cassis notes, leading to a palate of juicy black fruits, again very Cabernet-like, crunchy, with hints of capsicum and sweet fruit behind the supple tannins going to a fine finish. Drink 2018 – 2023 Price in 2013: n/a

£200

Château Bourgneuf, Pomerol 2014 12 per case
Deep purple black to the rim with concentrated black fruits on the nose, tight and not giving much away, leading to a palate of soft black fruits with supple tannins behind and lovely balanced acidity, sweet and ripe with a supple, long, evolving finish. Really elegant and balanced. Drink 2018 – 2023 Price in 2013: £245

£225

Château Certan de May, Pomerol 2014 12 per case
Dense red black to the rim with a gorgeously overt, spiced nose with hints of blackcurrant and crème pâtissière, leading to a palate of chunky black fruit, intense, sweet and spiced, juicy and saline too with deliciously ripe tannins masked by the fruit; a really satisfying wine. Drink 2019 – 2025 Price in 2013: n/a

£590

Château Hosanna, Pomerol 2014 6 per case
After a year’s enforced absence as a result of millérandage at the 2013 flowering, Hosanna is back with a stunning wine. Deep red black with a nose of tight black fruits, distantly spiced, with hints of blackcurrant and lovely fresh leafy notes. Substantial black fruit on the palate, crunchy, fresh and sweet, with rich, supple tannins behind, lightly spiced with an incredibly intense, primary finish which grows. Superb. Drink 2019 – 2026 Price in 2013: n/a